Briefly describe the performance of strengthening rule by using folk clan relationship in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Ming and Qing dynasties have a common feature, that is, using folk clan relations to strengthen their own rule. Because they know that the combination of folk clan organizations and political power can play an important role in social security and tax collection, and therefore, the autocratic spirit is implemented in every corner of society. Zhu Yuanzhang once issued the imperial edict that "all ages are suitable, honesty is the custom". Fang Xiaoru, a great scholar, put it more clearly: the people are "easy to be kind and kind, but they are afraid of the law from Conghua". The Qing dynasty strongly advocated "changing filial piety into loyalty" and used clan morality to control the general public. At the same time, the power of the patriarch became stable because of the support of the regime. As a result, the autocracy of the court was linked with the autocracy of the clan. These are all manifestations of strengthening the rule by using folk clan relations in Ming and Qing Dynasties.